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2 Warranty Statement Chroma-Q warrants to the original purchaser, with proof of purchase, that its delivered products shall be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of 12 months from date of shipment. Chroma-Q will repair, or at its option, provide an equivalent item or replace, the defective product during the stated warranty period. This warranty applies only to the repair or replacement of the product and only when the product is properly handled, installed and maintained according to Chroma-Q instructions. This warranty excludes defects resulting from improper handling, storage, installation, acts of God, fire, vandalism or civil disturbances. Purchaser must notify Chroma-Q in writing within 14 days of noticing the defect. This warranty excludes field labour or service charges related to the repair or replacement of the product. The warranty contained herein shall not extend to any finished goods or spare parts from which any serial number has been removed or which have been damaged or rendered defective (a) as a result of normal wear and tear, willful or accidental damage, negligence, misuse or abuse; (b) due to water or moisture, lightning, windstorm, abnormal voltage, harmonic distortion, dust, dirt, corrosion or other external causes; (c) by operation outside the specifications contained in the user documentation; (d) by the use of spare parts not manufactured or sold by Chroma-Q or by the connection or integration of other equipment or software not approved by Chroma-Q unless the Customer provides acceptable proof to Chroma-Q that the defect or damage was not caused by the above; (e) by modification, repair or service by anyone other than Chroma-Q, who has not applied for and been approved by Chroma-Q to do such modification, repair or service unless the Customer provides acceptable proof to Chroma-Q that the defect or damage was not caused by the above; (f) due to procedures, deviating from procedures specified by Chroma-Q or (g) due to failure to store, install, test, commission, maintain, operate or use finished goods and spare parts in a safe and reasonable manner and in accordance with Chroma-Q s instructions (h) by repair or replacement of engines without factory training. The warranty contained herein shall not apply to finished goods or spare parts which are sold as is, as second-hand, as used, as demo or under similar qualifications or to Consumables ( Consumables is defined as any part(s) of goods or part(s) for use with goods, which part(s) of goods or part(s) for use with goods are consumed during the operation of the goods and which part(s) of goods or part(s) for use with goods require replacement from time to time by a user such as, but not limited to, light bulbs). The warranty contained herein shall not apply, unless the total purchase price for the defective finished goods or spare parts has been paid by the due date for payment. The warranty contained herein applies only to the original purchaser and are not assignable or transferable to any subsequent purchaser or end-user. This warranty is subject to the shipment of the goods, within the warranty period, to the ChromaQ warranty returns department, by the purchaser, at the purchasers expense. If no fault is found, ChromaQ will charge the purchaser for the subsequent return of the goods. Chroma-Q reserves the right to change the warranty period without prior notice and without incurring obligation and expressly disclaims all warranties not stated in this limited warranty. Color Force User Manual 1 V1.7 November 2013

3 Disclaimer The information contained herein is offered in good faith and is believed to be accurate. However, because conditions and methods of use of our products are beyond our control, this information should not be used in substitution for customer's tests to ensure that Chroma-Q products are safe, effective, and fully satisfactory for the intended end use. Suggestions of use shall not be taken as inducements to infringe any patent. Chroma-Q sole warranty is that the product will meet the sales specifications in effect at the time of shipment. Your exclusive remedy for breach of such warranty is limited to refund of purchase price or replacement of any product shown to be other than as warranted. Chroma-Q reserves the right to change or make alteration to devices and their functionality without notice due to our on going research and development. The Chroma-Q Color Force has been designed specifically for the lighting industry. Regular maintenance should be performed to ensure that the products perform well in the entertainment environment. If you experience any difficulties with any Chroma-Q products please contact your selling dealer. If your selling dealer is unable to help please contact If the selling dealer is unable to satisfy your servicing needs, please contact the following, for full factory service: Outside North America: North America: Tel: +44 (0) Tel: Fax: +44 (0) Fax: For further information please visit the Chroma-Q website at. Chroma-Q and Color Force are trademarks, for more information on this visit /trademarks. The rights and ownership of all trademarks are recognised. Important Notice: As per the requirements in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for product approval, please refer to the OSHA web pages for information on the list of Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs) and the scope of recognition. Color Force User Manual 2 V1.7 November 2013

5 1. Product overview The Chroma-Q Color Force LED batten range is a brute of a light. At up to 12,000 hot lumens output (Color Force 72); the super bright fixture easily washes up to 8m / 26 foot. In addition, the advanced colour mixing and control management technologies together give you a radically increased colour palette, a high CRI of 92 and theatrical grade dimming, all in the same fixture. Slide-in "Cyc Light" and "Border Light" optical accessories are available to adjust the light output to suit a wide range of applications. The Chroma-Q Color Force lighting fixture is designed specifically for professional indoor entertainment lighting. The fixture can be wall or floor mounted with the adjustable quick-release end-plate fixing system. For hung bar or truss mounting, additional bar clamp hardware is required. The Color Force features built-in power supplies and can operate as a stand-alone unit or be remotely controlled through ANSI E1.11 USITT DMX 512-A protocol. The Color Force is available in two lengths, the Color Force 72 model which features a total of 288 high powered LEDs (12 x 1000 lumen RGBA cells) and the Color Force 48 model which features a total of 192 high powered LED s (8 x 1000 lumen RGBA cells). The control options incorporate a choice of HSI (Hue, Saturation and Intensity), RGBA (Red, Green, Blue, Amber), RGB (Red, Green, Blue, with *Magic Amber), RGBI (Red, Green, Blue with *Magic Amber and Intensity) control modes. The Color Force also features a dynamic Variable Effects Engine integrated in the software, which gives the lighting designer full control over colour and effects combinations. The product's robust anodised aluminum extruded construction houses a discreet cable management system. Additional protection is built around the lenses for a truly road proof fixture. 2. Operation 2.1 Unpacking the units The Color Force package includes 1 unit Color Force fixture, power connector (EU)/power cord (US) and a Quick Start Guide. We recommend that you keep the original packaging in case the item needs to be returned. Color Force User Manual 4 V1.7 November 2013

6 2.2 Cabling The Color Force utilises PowerCon connectors for power input and through. The DMX control data input and through connections from an external control console are via two XLR 5-pin connectors. The chassis are ground bonded. Note: To avoid overloading the input cable, the maximum length of Color Force fixtures for a single power cable run is 3.6m (12') at 110V or 7.2m (24') at 220V. XLR 5-pin Cable: Pin# Function 1 Ground (Screen) 2 Data Minus 3 Data Plus 4 Spare Data Minus 5 Spare Data Plus Power Cable: International Colour Code North American Colour Code Connections Green and Yellow Green Earth (E) Ground (Green) Blue White Neutral (N) Neutral (Silver) Brown Black Live (L) Hot (Gold) Important Notice: The use of an opto-splitter for DMX signal distribution is highly recommended when several fixture units are not plugged into the same power source. 2.3 Mounting The Color Force 48 & 72 fixtures are equipped with built-in mounting brackets for floor, wall and truss mounting applications. The mounting brackets feature a pair of quick release levers for easy tilt adjustment. Note: Secure the fixture with a safety bond. Provision for a fixing hold is built into the brackets. 2.4 Orientation The Color Force 48 & 72 fixtures are built with near/far lenses that optimize the beam spread when used on a wall or cyclorama. The side with near-field lenses is indicated by the narrow edge border, which should be adjacent to the wall or cyclorama. The side with far-field lenses is indicated by the wider edge border, which should be facing away from the wall or cyclorama. Wall or Cyclorama Narrow Edge Wider Edge Audience Color Force User Manual 5 V1.7 November 2013

7 2.5 Cyc & Border Lens Cyc Lens and Border Lens are slide-in optical accessories available to adjust the light output of the Color Force 72 & 48 fixtures to suit a wide range of applications. Two accessory slots are available at the front of the fixture to hold these slide-in Lens. Matching indentations on both ends of both panels are available for locking. Spring Plungers are pre-installed at the far ends of both accessory slots to lock in-place the slide-in panels. The height of the spring plungers are preset and fixed with no need for further adjustment. 2.6 Control Color Force 48 & 72 fixture can operate as a stand-alone unit or be controlled remotely via ANSI E1.11 USITT DMX 512-A protocol. The control functions can be accessed through the LCD display at the rear of the fixture with 4 push buttons. Push button operation: Control Exit Up Arrow Down Arrow Back Arrow Function Back to previous menu Increases (+) the mode level or value Decreases (-) the mode level or value (Enter) Stores the menu choice Power-Up Display: On power-up and home position, the display shows the Main Menu with the model name, software version, the DMX address, current assigned mode and the number of assigned channels. Display Mode: The LCD is backlit when you access the menus. This will turn off when left undisturbed for 5 seconds. Control Options: 3 channel HSI (Hue, Saturation and Intensity) gives 2 colour channels for hue and saturation and a separate intensity channel. A separate definable intensity channel is particularly useful when creating intensity chases or when the grand master is used. The hue channel has 255 different colours available and the saturation channel specifies the saturation level of that colour. The saturation channel is fully saturated at full. White is achieved with the intensity channel to full and the saturation channel at zero. 3 channel RGB (Red, Green, Blue with *Magic Amber ) is the more traditional way of controlling colour changing LED fixtures. Each of the three control channels directly affects the intensity of the corresponding LED. Colour is mixed by adjusting the levels of the three primary colours. White is achieved with all channels at full including Magic Amber. 4 channel RGBA (Red, Green, Blue and Amber) gives 4 control channels directly affecting the intensity of the corresponding LED Red, Green, Blue and Amber. Colour is mixed by adjusting the levels of each of the four colours. White is achieved with all channels at full. 3 channel HSI (Hue, Saturation and Intensity) + 7 effects channels gives 2 colour channels for hue and saturation, separate intensity channel and 7 channels for effects (Grouping, Colour Speed, Fan, Range, Step, Intensity Effects, Intensity Fan). 3 channel HSI + 6 effects channels gives 2 colour channels for hue and saturation, separate intensity channel and 6 effects (Colour Speed, Fan, Range, Step, Intensity Effects, Intensity Fan). Color Force User Manual 6 V1.7 November 2013

9 Color Force 48 Mode Group Ch Description 1 Variable 31 7fx + 8 x HSI -or- 7fx + 8 x RGB(A) with Full & Ch2 as Intensity Master 2 Cell 24 8 x HSI 3 Cell 24 8 x RGB (with *Magic Amber) 4 Cell 32 8 x RGBA 5 Cell 33 1s + 8 x RGBI (with *Magic Amber) 6 All 9 6fx + HSI -or- 6fx + RGB(A) with Full & Ch1 as Intensity Master 7 All 3 1 x HSI 8 All 3 1 x RGB (with *Magic Amber) 9 All 4 1 x RGBA 10 All 5 1s + RGBI (with *Magic Amber) 11 1 Look Select 12 Master stand-alone 13 Slave stand-alone When DMX is Lost If DMX is not detected various output options can be selected in this mode: Off will snap to off Hold will hold the last valid DMX state Look 1-31 will snap to the Look of your choice Look Store The Color Force has 31 internal preset FX Looks for stand-alone operation, 1-23 are pre-programmed. To replay a Look in stand-alone operation, 1. In Look Store, select a Look. 2. Press Enter for 2 seconds to save. To replay a Look with a DMX console, 1. Set the fixture to Control Mode Use the DMX console with the assigned channel to playback the various looks stored. (1-31 looks in 1 single channel) Note: DMX has priority over internal Looks. Looks can be recorded to the internal flash memory by users and will be preserved on power down. However, looks will be returned to default setting if Reset is performed. There are two ways to record a look: Simple, with DMX console: 1. Set the Color Force to the desired Control Mode. 2. Use a DMX console to adjust channel levels and create the desired look or effect. 3. Go to Look Store and select the Look number where the created Look will be stored. 4. Press Enter for 2 seconds to save the Look. Advanced, stand-alone alone: (DMX is unplugged) 1. In Look Store, select a Look. 2. Press Enter to access the memory data. The data is presented as two numbers separated by a letter c. Color Force User Manual 8 V1.7 November 2013

10 The number to the left of the c is the channel number and to the right is the channel level. Pressing Up/Down up to the far end will show the Mode at which the selected Look was programmed. To edit the Mode of a selected Look: 1. In Look Store, select a Look, 2. Press Enter to access the memory data. 3. Press the Up/Down buttons up to the far end until Mode number is shown then press Enter. 4. Press the Up/Down buttons to adjust the Mode number. 5. Press Enter to toggle back to the channel numbers. To edit the channel numbers and levels of a selected Look: 1. In Look Store, select a Look. 2. Press Enter to access the memory data. 3. Press Up/Down buttons and select the channel number. 4. To edit the channel level, press Enter and use the Up/Down buttons to adjust the level (shown as 0-255). 5. Press Enter to toggle back to the channel number. 6. Press Enter for 2 seconds to save the edited Look. Technical In this mode, Frequency settings of the unit can be changed. Addressing software for LED engines can be uploaded. ETC compatible mode can be set to On or Off Frequency: The Color Force has four frequency settings available - 600, 1200, 2400 and This allows for the LED scan rate to be synchronised with the video camera and avoid a flickering effect. To change the frequency settings, 1. In Technical, select the Frequency. 2. Select the frequency option. 3. Press Enter for 2 seconds to save. Upload Engines: Addressing software for LED engines can be uploaded to the Color Force from the Chroma-Q Uploader. 1. In Technical, select Upload Engines then press Enter, and the display shows Ready. 2. Connect an XLR 5-pin cable from the Uploader to the unit. 3. Power-up the Uploader - display shows the file name, and Ready. 4. Press the GO button once to execute the uploading - red indicator light on the GO button will blink. 5. An animated arrow is displayed on the Uploader indicating the upload process. 6. All the green LEDs of the unit will light up (low intensity) to indicate completion of a successful Upload and the Uploader display shows DONE. 7. Power-cycle the unit. (See Quick Start Guide of the Chroma-Q Uploader) ETC compatible: Colour output of the Color Force fixture can be set to match the Color Picker feature in the ETC Eos consoles. 1. In Technical, select ETC compatible. 2. Select On or Off. 3. Press Enter for 2 seconds to save. Color Force User Manual 9 V1.7 November 2013

11 Fan Speed The internal fans of the Color Force can be set to 3 speed settings: Quiet the internal fan is off and light output is reduced by 45% Studio the fan speed is at low velocity and light output is reduced by 15% Live the fan speed is at high velocity and the light output at 100% 1. In Fan Speed, press Up/Down to select an option. 2. Press Enter for 2 seconds to save. Reset to Default To reset the settings of the fixture into the default settings, 1. In Reset to Default, press Enter and the display shows reset?. 2. Press Enter for 2 seconds until the display shows resetting. 3. done is displayed when reset is complete with all menu items reset to factory defaults: DMX address 001 Control Mode 9 DMX Lost Hold Looks 01 Fan speed Live Frequency 600 ETC compatible Off Display On Color Force User Manual 10 V1.7 November 2013

17 2.8 Thermal Performance The Color Force 48 & 72 fixtures feature 2 internal fans that drive the internal cooling system. If the internal temperature of the Color Force exceeds 75ºC the output of the fixture is reduced for automatic protection. This happens on rare and extreme conditions when ambient temperature is over 35ºC or the internal fans are blocked or damaged. The airflow to and from the fan must not be constricted to maintain the maximum operating capacity of the Color Force. 3. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting is a process of elimination. First, rule out the other field factors (i.e. bad connections, faulty cables and power supplies). For technical support and/or parts, please contact your selling dealer or the offices listed in this manual. Symptom Possible Cause Solution Fixture does not respond to DMX control. Set to wrong or different DMX address. Bad cable connecting DMX control and fixture. Bad in/through connection between adjacent fixtures. Noise from fixture unit. Fan malfunction. Check fan. Low LED output. Internal temperature is over the limit. Fan is not working. Check DMX address and Mode settings. Check/replace DMX run from the console. Check Fan Control mode. Check fan. Check for airflow - to and from the internal fan. Check area ventilation. Color Force User Manual 16 V1.7 November 2013

21 Color Force Maintenance With care, the Color Force will require little maintenance. However, as the unit is likely to be used in a stage environment we recommend periodical internal inspection and cleaning of any resulting dust and cracked oil residue. Do not spray liquids on the front or rear panel. If the front enclosure requires cleaning, wipe with a mild detergent on a damp cloth. Color Force User Manual 20 V1.7 November 2013

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